Three Mayer Brown ERISA attorneys discuss the current litigation landscape and offer practical strategies for promoting compliance in 2019. 

It will be available to all clients, and the cost will be borne by employees

Employees can determine how they want to allocate employer 401(k) matching dollars—be it to their retirement account, to their student loans or to a combination of both.

Both parties agreed to dismiss the litigation under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a), and each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees and expenses.

It is good practice to educate plan committee members and some say it is best practice to provide fiduciary training.

Jennifer Benz, senior vice president, who was CEO of Benz Communications, said its acquisition by The Segal Group expands areas of service for both firms.

A survey from the Empower Institute reveals retirement industry terms employees prefer, what they want communications look like, and how they prefer to receive them.

Among other things, the consulting firm says investment committees should have stated goals, and retirement plan investment lineups should meet the needs of different types of investors.

For example, the increasingly popular industry terminology around “the retirement tier” scored very low among respondents to an Invesco participant survey in terms of effectively communicating necessary information.

S. Derrin Watson, a pension attorney and educator, has been answering questions from ERISApedia clients for the last year and has edited and selected over 400 ASK responses to subscribers to add to the eSource.

Research findings suggest that employers could do a better job of educating employees about benefits that may improve their overall financial security.

A schedule to help plan sponsors track important due dates for their plan

SI’s data sets will complement ISS Analytics’ data intelligence.